Although there is no direct link between them, the college is named in honour of Jane, Lady Franklin, wife of the famous but ill-fated Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who from 1837 to 1843 was the sixth Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Benjamin Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Jane Austen | Jane Fonda | Franklin | Jane Goodall | Franklin Institute | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Jane Addams | John Franklin | Jane Eyre | Jane Campion | Franklin Pierce | Kirk Franklin | Jane's Addiction | Jane Yolen | Jane Seymour | Franklin County | Jane Birkin | Jane Byrne | Jane Asher | Rosalind Franklin | Lady Jane Grey | Jane Russell | Jane Krakowski | Jane's Fighting Ships | Jane | Franklin, Tennessee | Franklin County, Ohio |
She was born May 12, 1878 as Jane Franklin Hommel, the daughter of Daniel C. Hommel and Sarah Havely of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Jane Franklin Hommel Denney (1878–1946), clubwoman, was president of the Tennessee Federation of Women's Clubs, in Knoxville, Tennessee.